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Asbestos removal from schools
A recent BBC report
identified that "Most state school buildings in South East England
contain asbestos".
The BBC's Inside Out programme revealed the "potentially-deadly"
material remains in more than 90% of schools.
The Health and Safety executive said it would be too dangerous
to remove asbestos from sealed buildings, whereas the National
Union of Teachers has called for all asbestos to be removed from
schools.
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John Walder, secretary of the NUT
Kent branch, said: "The NUT's view is quite clear,
we think that the solution is the complete removal of asbestos from
all the working spaces." As long as local authorities do not remove
asbestos from a site, there will be a risk of fibres getting into
the atmosphere and getting into people's lungs."
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Asbestos First offer a total management solution which ensures
long term safety of the children and staff. Removing asbestos from
inside sealed buildings can be a very difficult procedure and it is
sometimes best left in place, however providing the situation is
managed, the potential risks can be safely controlled.
For help and advice with removing Asbestos from schools, please
call 01634 23 22 21.
You can click here for the full BBC report.
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